automatism
noun/ɔːˈtɒmətɪzəm/
/ɔːˈtɑːmətɪzəm/
[uncountable] (art)- a method of painting that avoids conscious thought and allows a free flow of ideasWord Originmid 19th cent.: from French automatisme, from automate ‘automaton’, from Greek automatos ‘acting of itself’, from autos ‘self’.
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